Faculty/Staff Information

Marina Meaney

she / her/ она

Lead Project Specialist, Bilingual (Spark), The Research Institute

89434 | meaneym@wou.edu
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Why I chose WOU

At WOU since

08/12/2019

Hobbies

Mounting Skiing, Classical Music / Ballet / Theater, Art museums, Zoos, Reading, Traveling.

Fun fact

I have visited 15 countries around the world.

Hometown

Perm

Favorite book/movie

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Areas of responsibility

Spark, the Oregon’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System

Russian/English translation / interpretation, TA for Slavic providers

Education

MA Elementary Education with specialization in practical psychology, Perm State Pedagogical University, Russian Federation.

Professional experience

10 years as a School Counselor and an Elementary School Teacher. 10 years as a Head Teacher at the Child Development Center and a Russian Language Teacher at Slavic Private School. 5 years at TRI as an Early Learning Project / Assessment specialist. A Lead Project Specialist for Spark since 2023, bilingual Russian and bicultural Slavic.

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